Astronomy Photos


11. M16, The Eagle Nebula.  You can see the "Pillars of Creation" in this picture from the famous NASA Hubble photo.  Of course my picture isn't as good as NASA's, but then I didn't spend as much money as NASA did either.  M16 is located above the Sagittarius teapot.

 

Optics: 6 inch Schmidt Cassegrain, 1500mm focal length, f/10
Mount: CG-5 ASGT
Camera: Canon XTi, not modified
Filters: None
Exposure: 21 x 240 seconds, iso 1600